Junior Cybersecurity Incident Responder

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 82,000; Full time

Job summary

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a junior Cybersecurity Incident Response Engineer to monitor enterprise security tools, analyze events, and triage potential threats targeting mission-critical systems in a federal IT environment.

You will perform initial investigations, distinguish false positives, escalate significant incidents, support containment and recovery under guidance, and help tune controls to improve detection fidelity, while adhering to strict SOPs and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Computer Science, Cybersecurity, or related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 0–3 years of experience in cybersecurity, IT operations, or related technical roles with exposure to security monitoring and incident triage.
• Foundational understanding of cybersecurity concepts, common attack techniques, and the role of a security operations center in detection and response.
• Hands-on familiarity with security tools such as SIEM, firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, or vulnerability scanners, and ability to interpret basic alerts and logs.
• Active SECRET clearance or ability to obtain and maintain required clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required to support federal information security requirements.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and teamwork skills, with the ability to manage multiple alerts and tasks in a fast-paced SOC environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor SIEM and other security tooling to review events, correlate logs from multiple sources, and identify suspicious patterns that may indicate cybersecurity threats or policy violations.
• Perform Tier 1 alert triage by validating alert context, determining severity and potential impact, filtering out false positives, and generating well-documented tickets for escalation.
• Assist with incident response activities, including gathering evidence, capturing indicators of compromise, and supporting containment and recovery steps under guidance of senior analysts.
• Document investigations thoroughly, including timelines, data sources reviewed, actions taken, and handoffs, to support audit requirements and follow-on analysis.
• Maintain familiarity with common security technologies such as firewalls, IDS/IPS, endpoint protection, and interpret how their alerts surface within SOC tools.
• Follow established SOC standard operating procedures, playbooks, and reporting formats, and contribute feedback to improve them as detection and response capabilities mature.
• Support continuous tuning of rules, use cases, and dashboards to reduce noise, enhance detection accuracy, and improve visibility into the client environment.
• Collaborate with IT, operations, and risk teams to align monitoring and response activities with cybersecurity policies, regulatory expectations, and mission priorities.

Skills

SIEM

Incident triage

Threat monitoring

Security tools

Analytical skills

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT/CS/Cybersecurity

Equivalent relevant experience

Tools

Firewalls

IDS/IPS

Endpoint protection

Vulnerability scanners

Job description

ASM Research, An Accenture Federal Services Company, is seeking a junior Cybersecurity Incident Response Engineer to monitor enterprise security tools, analyze events, and triage potential threats targeting mission-critical systems in a federal IT environment.

You will perform initial investigations, distinguish false positives, escalate significant incidents, support containment and recovery under guidance, and help tune controls to improve detection fidelity, while adhering to strict SOPs and